Department of Chemistry Programme Catalogue 2018/9 |
USCH-AKM02: MChem(Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Placement |
Leading to the award of MASTER OF CHEMISTRY |
Mode of attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement |
Normal programme duration: 4 years |
Please see your programme handbook for circumstances where transfer to DAP may be permitted/required. |
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Year 1 |
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Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH10133 | Atomic structure, bonding and the Periodic Table | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH10135 | Fundamentals of organic chemistry | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH10137 | From molecules to materials | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Designated Essential Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH10009 | Foundation chemistry laboratory | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH10191 | Chemistry of the cell | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH10225 | The chemistry of everyday things | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
MN10070 | Business economics | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
Designated Essential Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH10193 | General practical chemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH10192 | The chemistry of physiology and drug properties | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH10214 | Mathematics for chemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH10226 | Introduction to environmental and sustainable chemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
MN10248 | Introduction to accounting | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
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Year 2 |
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20147 | Inorganic synthesis, structure and reactivity | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH20149 | Organic synthesis, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH20151 | Principles of physical chemistry | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Designated Essential Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20020 | Inorganic chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20195 | Analytical chemistry | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
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Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20022 | Physical chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH20023 | Computational chemistry laboratory | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
Designated Essential Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20021 | Organic chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20146 | Symmetry and group theory | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH20238 | Introduction to computational chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
Designated Essential Units: Select 1 unit from the following list: |
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Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH20022 | Physical chemistry laboratory 2 | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH20023 | Computational chemistry laboratory | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
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Year 3 |
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Academic Year: Part 2 Stage 3 |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH30055 | Industrial studies | 48 credits [equivalent to 96 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH30217 | Distance learning in chemistry | 12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] ![]() |
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Year 4 |
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Academic Year: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH40165 | Chemistry research 1 | 24 credits [equivalent to 48 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 1: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Compulsory Units: |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH40131 | Advanced structural and theoretical methods | 6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40205 | Topics in inorganic chemistry II | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40206 | Topics in organic chemistry II | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40207 | Topics in physical chemistry II | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40208 | Topics in computational chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
Semester 2: Part 3 Stage 4 |
Optional Units: Select 18 credits from the following list: |
Students may only select one Director of Studies approved option from this list. |
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Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
CH40037 | Synthesis of medicinal compounds | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40039 | Computational chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40068 | Physical organic chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40086 | Inorganic chemistry in biological systems | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40158 | Chemistry of functional materials | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40162 | Advanced organometallic chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40211 | Chemistry beyond the molecule | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40212 | Contemporary main group chemistry | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40219 | Organic and inorganic aspects of homogeneous catalysis | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40220 | Chemical thermodynamics in context | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40221 | Sustainable chemistry in context | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40227 | Advanced spectroscopic techniques | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40230 | DNA in the modern world | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40231 | Porous materials | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40236 | Organic functional materials and devices | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
CH40237 | X-ray & neutron techniques for chemists | 3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits] ![]() |
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